So... I bought a smurf from ebay. He looks cute but stinks to heck of smoke! For that matter, so did the padded envelope he was packed in. It might be humorous if he was a fireman smurf, but he’s not. I have tried leaving him out side for several days to air him out, but that isn’t working. I tried giving him a bath. Nope. Any suggestions? At this point I am considering dosing him with some of my perfume! At this point it couldn’t hurt his value anymore than the smoke, but he’d sure smell better. I hope. So... any suggestions ? Anyone?
I finally discovered a way to get rid of the smoke smell! It requires purchasing an “essential oil” that is 100% pure, and I found that peppermint seems to work best. I filled a small bowl with water, and liberally added drops of the peppermint oil. Then put the smoky smurfs in. Leave them in for 24 hours. Depending on how smoky they smelled, you may have to repeat the process. FYI, I also tried orange and lemongrass. I used oils for aroma therapy that I bought on Amazon. After you’re done, leave the smurfs to air out of a day or two. This really works!
